Thursday, August 27, 2009
It's fair time at the farm, and wow - what a busy week. Between running forth to the fairgrounds, milking goats, unloading hay wagons, getting the children ready for school and the two full-time off farm jobs we hold, it amazing that we are able to do this week at all.…
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
This is a bag of "Quality Mash" from the grain elevators my great-grandparents ran. It's old and faded, but the cotton used to make it still feels fairly strong. I know my great-grandmother used some of these feed sacks to make quilts and other clothing. It's an easy thing to…
Monday, July 20, 2009
When I'm drinking coffee in the morning something that John Steinbeck wrote in one of his books, I believe it was Travels with Charley, anyway, he wrote something like "I hope one day we (our nation) are not overtaken because we lack the will to bend over and pick what is…
For Madeline's 10th birthday party I painted a mermaid for her to photograph herself and her friends in. I think they liked it, but one can never be too sure. Anyway, the birthday had a carnival theme complete with a fabulous visit by a fortuneteller. It was lots of fun and having 10 girls over…
Monday, July 13, 2009
As farm parents it's easy to lose sight of why you're here. Like every parent we are extremely busy. Full time jobs, three children and over 100 goats, chickens and horses make for a full life. Yes, the simple life is in no way simple and I chuckle when people envy…
June 07, 2009
If the standard American dream includes a warm home surrounded by a white picket fence, 2.3 children and a dog, then Abbe and Anderson Turner have created a life far beyond the wildest – pun intended – dreams of the typical nuclear family. As the proprietors of Lucky Penny Farm in…
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Things are progressing here on the farm. We've been working on the build out for the Lucky Penny Creamery in Kent, Ohio as well as working on the build out to the third generation dairy farm we're renovating in Garrettsville. It's a lot to do with babies being born everyday, full…
We support the efforts of our local growers and encourage everyone to shop at farmer's and open air markets this summer. You'll get a wide variety of fresh produce and, as many vendors farm organically, your food will be a healthy alternative to the chemically treated food regularly offered at commercial grocery stores. Experiment and…